Peer Edit with Perfection!

1. Peer Edit with Perfection!

2. What is Peer Editing? • Peer editing means working with someone your own age – usually someone in your class – to help improve, revise, and edit his or her writing.

3. 3 Steps to Peer Editing There are three important steps to remember when you are peer editing another student’s writing. • Step 1 – Compliments • Step 2 – Suggestions • Step 3 - Corrections

4. STEP 1Compliments • The first rule of peer editing is to STAY POSITIVE! • Remember, you’re helping to change someone else’s work. Think about how you would feel if someone were telling you what needed to be improved in your own writing…

5. STEP 1Compliments • Always start your peer editing with compliments! • Tell the writer what you think he or she did well: • I really loved your topic • I think you used a lot of good details • I liked when you used the word ______ • My favorite part was ________ because… • This was really fun to read because… • I liked the way you_________…

6. STEP 1Compliments • Read the paragraph independently. Record three specific compliments about the paragraph that you would tell the author if you were peer editing this paper.

7. STEP 1Compliments My name means Warrior Woman. My name is Kelli. I think this has shaped my identity becuz I am a fighter. Not a physical fighter, but I have been able to overcome many obstacels in my life. When I was a sophomore in High School my dad died from a rare type of cancer and my mom, sister and I became much closer after we lost him, but I was able to find strength within to become the person my dad would have wanted me to be. I am strong. I am wise. I am Warrior Woman!

8. STEP 2 Suggestions • Making suggestions means giving the author some specific ideas about how to make his or her writing better. • Remember – stay positive and be specific! • Instead of, “It didn’t make sense,” say, “If you add more details after this sentence, it would be more clear.” • Instead of, “Your word choice was boring,” say, “Instead of using the word good, maybe you can use the word exceptional.”

9. STEP 2 Suggestions • Here are some areas that you may want to make suggestions about: • Word choice – Did the author choose interesting words? • Using details (for example, appealing to the reader’s five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling) • Organization – Can you understand what the author is trying to say? Is it in the correct sequence? • Sentences – Are the sentences too long or too short? • Topic – Does the author stick to the topic or talk about other things that don’t really fit?

10. STEP 2 Suggestions • Read the paragraph again. Using a blue pen record three specificsuggestions about the paragraph that you would tell the author if you were peer editing this paper.

11. STEP 3 Corrections • The third step in the peer editing process is making corrections. • Corrections means checking your peer’s paper for: • Spelling mistakes • Grammar mistakes • Missing punctuation • Incomplete or run-on sentences

12. STEP 3 Corrections Read through the paragraph one final time. Using a red pen circle, underline, or use editing marks to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.

13. Things to Remember… • Stay positive – Try to make suggestions and corrections in a positive way. • Be specific – Give the author specific ideas on how to improve his or her writing. • Complete all 3 steps – compliments, suggestions, and corrections.